Influence of recycled basalt-aramid fibres integration on the mechanical and thermal properties of brake friction composites

Manoharan, S and Shihab, Adnan Ibrahim and Alemdar, Ahmed Samir Anwar and Babu Loganathan, Ganesh and Vijay, R and Lenin Singaravelu, D (2019) Influence of recycled basalt-aramid fibres integration on the mechanical and thermal properties of brake friction composites. Materials Research Express, 6. pp. 1-11.

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Abstract

In the brake friction composites(BFCs), fibres take part in significant attention as reinforcement in governing mechanical and thermal-mechanical properties. The current investigation aims to develop hybrid brake friction composites using recycled basalt- aramid fibre integration and to characterise for its mechanical and thermal properties. The experiments related to thermal (heat swell, loss of ignition and thermal conductivity) and mechanical (tensile, compression, flexural and impact) properties were conducted as per industrial standards. From the experimental investigations, it was concluded that fibre inclusion in the BFCs enhanced the mechanical and thermal properties considerably. Further, with the aid of scanning electron microscope (SEM), fracture interfaces of the tested friction composites were analyzed for various characteristics like pullout, void, fibre-matrix bonding etc.

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